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Romance box office · Week 9 · Feb 26–Mar 4, 2017

Romance Box Office, Week 9 of 2017: Romance Releases of Feb 26–Mar 4

Red Istanbul (2017) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4), with $3.4M worldwide, ahead of Home Is Where Your Heart Is (2017) at $1.9M and To Love or Not to Love (2017) at $316.5K. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.7M in all. That is down 5% on Week 8, 2017, whose releases took $5.9M.

week 9 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$5.7M
Red Istanbul (2017), the #1
$3.4M
vs Week 8, 2017
−5%
Red Istanbul (2017) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 romance movie of Week 9, 2017

Red Istanbul (2017)

2017 · Romance, Drama

$3.4M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 9 of 2017?

Red Istanbul (2017) leads with $3.4M, 61% of the total. The top 4 together took $5.7M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Red Istanbul (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $3.4M Red Istanbul (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Home Is Where Your Heart Is (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $1.9M Home Is Where Your Heart Is (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. To Love or Not to Love (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $316.5K To Love or Not to Love (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Kittu Unnadu Jagratha (2017) movie poster Number 4
    $1.3K Kittu Unnadu Jagratha (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 9 of 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4).

  1. 1 Red Istanbul (2017) movie poster
    Red Istanbul (2017) Mar 2, 2017 · Turkish · Romance, Drama $3.4M worldwide
    Mar 2, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
  2. 2 Home Is Where Your Heart Is (2017) movie poster
    Home Is Where Your Heart Is (2017) Mar 2, 2017 · Dutch · Romance, Drama $1.9M worldwide
    Mar 2, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
  3. 3 To Love or Not to Love (2017) movie poster
    To Love or Not to Love (2017) Mar 2, 2017 · Cantonese · Romance $316.5K worldwide
    Mar 2, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $316.5K
  4. 4 Kittu Unnadu Jagratha (2017) movie poster
    Kittu Unnadu Jagratha (2017) Mar 3, 2017 · Telugu · Comedy, Romance $1.3K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2013 earned the most: $200.8M from 6 films, led by Jack the Giant Slayer (2013). Week 9, 2017 took $5.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 2008 Feb 24–Mar 1 8 films 8 $82.8M – The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) $78.2M
Week 9, 2009 Feb 22–28 4 films · −92% 4 $6.7M −92% L-O-V-E. (2009) $2.8M
Week 9, 2010 Feb 21–27 4 films · +24% 4 $8.3M +24% Karthik Calling Karthik (2010) $3.6M
Week 9, 2011 Feb 20–26 7 films · +121% 7 $18.4M +121% Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011) $6.8M
Week 9, 2012 Feb 26–Mar 3 5 films · −35% 5 $11.9M −35% Love Fiction (2012) $11.4M
Week 9, 2013 Feb 24–Mar 2 6 films · +1594% 6 $200.8M +1594% Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) $197.7M
Week 9, 2014 Feb 23–Mar 1 3 films · −91% 3 $17.1M −91% The Lunchbox (2014) $11.6M
Week 9, 2015 Feb 22–28 3 films · +834% 3 $159.8M +834% Focus (2015) $159.2M
Week 9, 2016 Feb 21–27 5 films · −95% 5 $8.5M −95% Like for Likes (2016) $5.7M
Week 9, 2017 Feb 26–Mar 4 4 films · −34% 4 $5.7M −34% Red Istanbul (2017) $3.4M
FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 9 of 2017: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4)?

Red Istanbul (2017) leads with $3.4M worldwide. Next come Home Is Where Your Heart Is (2017) at $1.9M and To Love or Not to Love (2017) at $316.5K.

How much did romance movies released in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4) earn?

4 romance films released in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4) report a worldwide gross, $5.7M in all, or $1.4M per film on average. Week 8, 2017 releases took $5.9M.

How many romance movies released in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Red Istanbul (2017), earned $3.4M.

How is the week 9, 2017 romance box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 9 of 2017 (Feb 26–Mar 4). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 9, 2017 romance box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.